An 80-year-old male with a testicular tumour- most probably it will be: (AI 2001)
Correct Answer: Lymphoma
Description: Ans: a (Lymphoma) Ref: Robbins, 7th ed, p. 1046Lymphomas account for 5% of testicular tumours and constitute the most common form of testicular neoplasm in men over the age of 60."The histologic type in most cases is the diffuse large cell lymphoma"Prognosis is extremely poor.Testicular tumoursSeminoma - 40%Teratoma - 32%Combined - 14%Lymphoma - 7%Interstitial - 1.5%Others - 5.5%"Pulmonary mets suggest that tumour is a teratoma" (Bailey, p. 1411)
Category:
Surgery
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now